Daily Prayer for Peace
1:00 p.m.
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Mauritania
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Gathering in Silence
Call to Prayer
Lighting of CandleInvitation |
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Welcome today to this sacred
place. Each day in this Temple dedicated to the pursuit of peace, we
pray to God for peace in our world. In addition, each day we pray for a
different country.
Today we will hold up the people of Mauritania in our prayers. Part of
French West Africa until independence in 1960, Mauritania has been
influenced by Arab as well as African cultures. Crop growing is largely
confined to the floodplain of the Sénégal River. Some of the world's
richest fishing grounds lie off the coast. The population still largely
depends on agriculture and livestock for their livelihood, even though
recurring droughts in the 1970s and 1980s forced most nomads and many
subsistence farmers into the cities. Since 1991, two multiparty
presidential elections were widely seen as being flawed; Mauritania
remains, in reality, a one-party state.
Let us unite as one to pray for peace in our time and for our day. |
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| Scripture Reading: Helaman 1:112, Book of Mormon |
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And it came to pass that there came a voice
unto them, yea, a pleasant voice, as if it were a whisper, saying,
“Peace, peace be unto you, because of your faith in my well beloved, who
was from the foundation of the world.” |
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Prayer for Peace by Anneke Compier, Bedford,
Texas |
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God, our source of peace,
At this moment we come to you like many people around the world, to pray
for peace. We pray for an inner peace that only you can give: an inner
peace that will help us see others through your eyes. Only then will we
not hate the other anymore. Only then will we treat the other not as an
"it" or as just another thing, but as a "Thou": a person in whom we will
truly see you. We pray that we may be called your sons and daughters and
that we may make a difference in our daily lives which we share with
others.
Help us to find the opportunities to speak out for peace and to work for
peace. We also pray for peace for the countries that are at war right
now.
Dear God, I hope that we can learn from a saying of Erasmus who in the
16th century said: "If the name of the country has such a nature to
create bonds between those who have a common country, why do not people
resolve than that the earth should become the country of all."
This is my prayer in Jesus' name. Amen |
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Hymn - We’ve a Story to Tell to the
Nations - Hymns of the Saints #477 |
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Prayers of the People
Please join us now, praying the Prayers of the People. During the
moments of silence, you are invited to pray silently or meditate. |
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God of all nations and all peoples, by whatever name you
are known, we come before you in praise and thanksgiving. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Forgive our sins of selfishness and pride, we humbly ask. Let us become
the persons you have created us to be and live as Jesus, the Prince of
Peace. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Guide us into the joy of being and into the desire for joyful peace for
all peoples. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We pray particularly for the nation of Mauritania this day. May the
citizens know that you are the God of all nations and the Father of all
peoples. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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We would also pray that the needs and
concerns of the people gathered here would be heard and answered by your
divine wisdom. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Please use this space to pray for any
current concern or event in our community, city, state, nation or world
that you feel needs to be held up to God for prayerful consideration. |
| The People Pray in Silence |
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Hear our collective prayers, O Prince of Peace, that your peace may
become the peace of this world. Amen. |
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| Sending Forth |
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We will conclude our service today with Ministry of
Music. We invite you to remain in the quiet of this place to pray or
meditate for as long as you may wish.
As we leave this place, may the Lord bless you and keep you, may the
Lord make his face to shine upon you and give you peace. Amen. |
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| Ministry of Music |
